Portnancon

Bay in Sutherland

Scotland

Portnancon

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Portnancon Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 58.502476/-4.6997129 or Grid Reference NC4260. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Telephone box near Portnancon

Beinn Spionnaidh is just peeping over the skyline.

Russel Wills

Ard Neackie and pier

Ard Neakie was used as the eastern terminus of the Heilam Ferry, which crossed the loch to the Heilam Inn on the west bank of the loch at Portnancon. The ferry ceased operation in the 1890s when the road around the loch was completed, but the ferry house built in 1831 still stands, though sadly increasingly derelict. Ard Neakie is also notable for the four large lime kilns built in 1870. The Reay estate produced large amounts of lime here and on the nearby island of Eilean Choraidh and loaded it into ships. Almost an island, Ard Neackie is linked to the mainland by a tombolo.

Bob Jones

Erratic Phone Booth

Fabio Sassi

Ard Neakie quarry

MARC CURRAN

Access to Laid waterworks

A rather pointless deer gate bars the way to vehicles

Alan Reid

Ãrd Neackie, Loch Eriboll

Alan Reid

Track to Laid Waterworks

Seen in the first snow of the year. Beinn Spionnaidh is in the distance.

Chris and Meg Mellish

Ruins, Eilean Choraidh

View from the highest ground on the island. One of the ruins may be a lime kiln. The island is not currently grazed.

Richard Webb

Portnancon pier

Jutting out into Loch Eriboll. Ben Hope in the distance.

Russel Wills

The road down to Port Chamuill cuts through emerging bracken

Alan Reid

A838 running southwest above Loch Eriboll

Alan Reid

Moorland slopes above Loch Eriboll

Alan Reid

Portnancon - Ben Hope beyond

Peter Moore

Durness path network route

This view from the lochan in NC4161 : Lochan below Meall Meadhonach shows the line of a new addition to the Durness path network. Having crossed the outlet burn from the lochan, the route traverses the slope in the background, crossing the shoulder below the gentle swelling on the line of the sea horizon.

AlastairG

A838 above Loch Eriboll

Alan Reid

Eilean Choraidh

An island in Loch Eriboll. The excitement however is in the weather conditions with moist air from the southwest drying out over Foinaven / Foinne Bheinn with cloud falling into the corries.

Richard Webb

Laid, Loch Eriboll

I suspected there was a cafe over there and was tempted - however I had the usual suspicion that it may be shut (it was a Monday) and saved my energy. It is encouraging to see the trees getting going. The land over there contrasts highly with the island foreground with infertile acid soils - probably the reason human habitation was tolerated there. Ironically the fertile Eilean Choraidh does not seem to be grazed any more.

Richard Webb

North end of Eilean Choraidh

Looking out of Loch Eriboll towards a dramatic cloud bank which stayed away from here. It did provide some dramatic scenes on Foinaven though with cloud falling into the corries. Eilean Choraidh is fertile but was not farmed at this time.

Richard Webb

Show me another place!

Portnancon is located at Grid Ref: NC4260 (Lat: 58.502476, Lng: -4.6997129)

Unitary Authority: Highland

Police Authority: Highlands and Islands